/*  
 *  Copyright 2006 Paul Jack.
 *
 *  This file is part of the Dex compiler suite.
 *  
 *  Dex is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 *  under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
 *  Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
 *  option) any later version.
 *  
 *  Dex is distribute in the hope that it will be useful, but
 *  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
 *  Public License for more details.
 *  
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
 *  with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 *  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
 */
package dex.machine;


/**
 * Represents a heap of memory.
 *
 */
public interface Memory {

	
	int allocate(TypeDescriptor type);
	

	int allocateArray(TypeDescriptor type, int size);


	void garbageCollect();

	
	int peekInt(int address);
	
	
	void poke(int address, int value);
	

	short peekShort(int address);
	
	void poke(int address, short value);
	
	//void poke(int address, char value);
	
	void poke(int address, byte value);

}
